Want to build a desktop around 40K, suggestions please..

[Cilus]

ithehappy, I have one suggestion for you. At the end of this year both Intel and AMD are gonna launch their new range of CPUs and their is a high possibility regarding their lack of backward compatibility. So upgrading the whole system may at this time may not be the best idea.
What I would suggest you to just upgrade your processor to a high level C2D or Core 2 Quad like Q8300.

Core 2 series are very good processor and high ends one will satisfy all the gaming needs + they will be gr8 at the resolution you've mentioned.
One of our experienced forum members, Asigh also has done the same thing, just upgraded his processor to a C2Q 9XXX series one.

So My suggestion is just upgrade your processor to Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz @ 6.5k.

In the processor support list of your motherboard, C2Q is not mentioned, but in lot of forums, it is provided that C2Q works with that board. You can find one link here.

 

[ithehappy]

Thanks Cilus. But I made up my mind and got the estimation from a store today. It was 38.5K overall, the specs are- (Intel Core i7 950+Intel DX58SO)=25k, 4GB Corsair DDR3 with heatsink=5.6k, Corsair 650W PSU= 6.5k, CM Cabinet 2k. I like the spec, buying after Puja.
Reagards and HAPPY PUJA TO ALL...

 

[Tenida]

From which shop did you get the price?But why you selecting intel motherboard you can select MSI X58 pro-e @10.3k.Which is a very solid performance board or you can select board from Gigabyte...actually we are suggesting you a good brand please select what we are saying.As earlier you don't about coolermaster extreme psu and result is your hard earned is wasted that's why i am telling to select msi/gigabyte motherboard.

 

[Tenida]

Thanks Cilus. But I made up my mind and got the estimation from a store today. It was 38.5K overall, the specs are- (Intel Core i7 950+Intel DX58SO)=25k, 4GB Corsair DDR3 with heatsink=5.6k, Corsair 650W PSU= 6.5k, CM Cabinet 2k. I like the spec, buying after Puja.
Reagards and HAPPY PUJA TO ALL...

From which shop did you get the price?

But why you selecting intel motherboard you can select MSI X58 pro-e @10.3k.Which is a very solid performance board or you can select board from Gigabyte...actually we are suggesting you a good brand please select what we are saying.As earlier you don't knowabout coolermaster extreme psu and result is your hard earned is wasted that's why i am telling to select msi/gigabyte motherboard.

Happy Durga Puja to you also/Everybody

 

[Tenida]

I think you can understand what i want to say!!!!

 

[damngoodman999]

@ OP

Dont get the Intel Motherboard , Unless u r using for corporate ! U wont see any performance or quality difference with the ASUS , GIGABYTE , MSI motherboards these boards are good as intel boards quality , u ll get lots of features in the other brands

My suggestions

Core i7 950 - 14.3K
Asus Rampage GENE - 15K
Corsair/Ocz DDR3 1600 - 6.5K
Coolermaster 690 Transparent (not advanced) - 4.5K

 

[Tenida]

@ OP

Dont get the Intel Motherboard , Unless u r using for corporate ! U wont see any performance or quality difference with the ASUS , GIGABYTE , MSI motherboards these boards are good as intel boards quality , u ll get lots of features in the other brands

My suggestions

Core i7 950 - 14.3K
Asus Rampage GENE - 15K
Corsair/Ocz DDR3 1600 - 6.5K
Coolermaster 690 Transparent (not advanced) - 4.5K

I think he should avoid Asus brand these days lots of problem seen in asus motherboards and backed by poor service of rashi peripheral.If also he get good motherboard when problems occur he will not benifited by the sevice of RASHI PERIPHERAL absolutely a bad distributed.

Asus should change change his distributor partner otherwise sales will decrease day by day.

 

[damngoodman999]

I think he should avoid Asus brand these days lots of problem seen in asus motherboards and backed by poor service of rashi peripheral.If also he get good motherboard when problems occur he will not benifited by the sevice of RASHI PERIPHERAL absolutely a bad distributed.

Asus should change change his distributor partner otherwise sales will decrease day by day.

Asus will not do it very easily ! In india Rashi made a big sale of Asus products since 2004 !

though Rampage Gene board is extreme Good for every purpose ! If not Gigabyte X58-UD5 is another gr8 board

 

[ithehappy]

Thanks Amartya and goodman for your valuable advice. I just took the estimate guys, it's not the final purchase. I could change anything anytime. I could buy a different MB brand except Intel. But outta my curiosity, What is the problem with Intel boards which the other brands doesn't have? Why you guys avoid Intel? There must be something wrong with Intel boards, what is it?
@Amartya, You are right, I should've asked before purchasing the CM PSU, paying the price now.
Regards.
PS-This site is having a database error.

 

[damngoodman999]

Thanks Amartya and goodman for your valuable advice. I just took the estimate guys, it's not the final purchase. I could change anything anytime. I could buy a different MB brand except Intel. But outta my curiosity, What is the problem with Intel boards which the other brands doesn't have? Why you guys avoid Intel? There must be something wrong with Intel boards, what is it?
@Amartya, You are right, I should've asked before purchasing the CM PSU, paying the price now.
Regards.
PS-This site is having a database error.

Intel boards are good but lack of features , y do u pay just for enabling ur processor !

Lot of features in other brands Provide turbo OCing , USB3 , excellent NB coolers etc...

 

[ithehappy]

Okay I got it. So which one I am getting then? MSI or Gigabyte? What model? Have heard of Asus Rampage, but it has problem as said above.
Regards.

 

[Tenida]

You should consider MSI X58 Pro-e or Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R @15k
My choice will on Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R.You should go for gigabyte board its amazing performance board.

Here its review-Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Review - Overclockers Club

 

[Tenida]

Motherboard-Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Feature- CPU

Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU
QPI

4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s
Chipset

North Bridge: Intel® X58 Express Chipset
South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
Memory

6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory
Dual/3 channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)
Audio

Realtek ALC889 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby® Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN

1 x Realtek RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2)
2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2) (The PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2, PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
1 x PCI slot
Multi-Graphics Technology

Support for 2-Way/3-Way ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
Storage Interface


* South Bridge: 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
* Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

* Marvell 9128 chip: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
* Support for SATA RAID 0, and RAID 1

* GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
* 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_8, GSATA2_9) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
* Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

* JMicron JMB362 chip: 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
* Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

* iTE IT8720 chip: 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

USB


* Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

* NEC chip: Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

IEEE 1394


* T.I. TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector Connectors
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
3 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x North Bridge fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF In header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x IEEE 1394a header
Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x clearing CMOS button
2 x IEEE 1394a ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x USB 3.0 ports
2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller

iTE IT8720 chip
H/W Monitoring

System voltage detection
CPU/North Bridge temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control
BIOS

2 x 16 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features

Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
Support for Smart 6™
Support for Auto Green
Support for eXtreme Hard Drive
Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System

Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm


Features:

* Supports new generation Intel 32nm 6-core processors
* Ultra Durable 3 Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
* Supports newest NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps
* 3X USB power delivery for greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices
* Provides newest Marvell SE9128 high speed SATA3 storage interface with superfast 6Gbps link speed
* Supports the newest Intel Core i 7 processors in socket LGA1366 with QPI 6.4 GT/s
* Revolution energy saving design with DES 2 featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching
* Supports 3 channel DDR3 2100+ memory
* Scalable ability to both 3 way CrossFireX and 3 way SLI support for ultimate graphics performance
* Unique hardware control IC to provide more precision voltage control
* 100% 50,000 hour lifespan Japanese solid capacitors design
* Patented DualBIOS with dual hardware BIOS protection
* Supports Dolby Home Theater audio to create a stunning surround sound listening experience
* Blu-ray playback outputs supported by high quality 108dB SNR ALC889 HD audio
* Compatible with Window 7 to deliver the best operation experience
* Meet European Union ErP(Energy-related Products) requirement

Suggestion-Go for this board.

 

[Tenida]

Okay I got it. So which one I am getting then? MSI or Gigabyte? What model? Have heard of Asus Rampage, but it has problem as said above.
Regards.

Asus Rampage is good board as said by damngoodman999 but the service center of ASUs i.e. RASHI PERIPHERAL is not good.When some problem come you will not get motherboard replaced.
My facing problem with my xfx 8600 gt the fan of the card sometimes working and sometimes not.They not replaced my card actually telling in other forun and forum they facing problem with Rashi peripheral.

 

[ithehappy]

Wow, you said almost all. Thanks a lot pal. Is Gigabyte service center present in Kol?

 

[ithehappy]

From which shop did you get the price?
Happy Durga Puja to you also/Everybody

I got it from Velocity Compu System.

 

[pegasus]

damngoodman and amartya- did you mean Rampage III Gene?
That is a very good motherboard with great quality and performance and some great features like ROG Connect, Gamefirst, etc.
ROG motherboards are a class apart imho.

Another very good motherboard is the Sabertooth X58.
CeraM!X - Premium ceramic-coating technology provides best heat dissipation
TUF Capacitors, Chokes and MOSFETS - Certified by military standard to ensure ultimate durability
Efficient Switching Power (E.S.P) - Higher Power Efficiency; Higher Reliability

14.5K approx or less and has 5 years warranty.
Here is a nice review for the same.
ASUS TUF Sabertooth X58 review

ASUS Unveils the Bigger & Better - E.L.I.T.E. 2.0 Service for Motherboards
E.L.I.T.E. 2.0 -India's Largest Service Network for Motherboards Now Offers Burnt & Corrosion Warranty on All ASUS Motherboards & Expands Reach to 798 Indian Cities

ASUS Unveils the Bigger & Better - E.L.I.T.E. 2.0 Service for Motherboards

 

[Tenida]

Gigabyte service center is there in kolkata.

 

[coderunknown]

has 5 years warranty.

will Rashi honor this warranty?

 

[Tenida]

will Rashi honor this warranty?

No one should believe rashi warranty if rashi also giving 10 years warranty then also it sucks big tme.The product distributed by rashi is like cheap Chinese mobile if problem occur you have to throw the mobile because no one warrants these product.Rashi product like cheap chinesae mobile.STOP BUYING PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED BY

RASHI PERIPHERAL..f*****k you RASHI PERIPHERAL AND I WILL THROW YOU PEOPLE DUST BIN IF I COULD>